So, its been a couple weeks since I posted. And I was doing so well. Part of it is the situation at work and the other is me not being productive in reading as well as not wanting to copy across recipes. I do repeat things often and havent been changing it up to much. Oh, and some recipes I am not really supposed to post bc they arent "mine" or ones I have found or changed they are Chase's families.
I went to an awesome show last night. This weekend over all was good. Friday I stayed home from the party that I was supposed to go to bc I am still not over being sick and I also didnt think Chase would want to bother with it, being that he works late on Friday and early on Saturday. Saturday I didnt do too much until after Chase got off, then we had to help Maria move a couch. Chase was bitching about it the entire time. I told him if he didnt want to do it he shouldnt have said he'd help. He said "So I was just supposed to say no I cant/wont?" And I said "Yeah you are." He didnt like that and didnt have much to say about it but its the damn truth, you dont have to do everything under the sun for your parents and you dont have to always say yes just bc its family. If you dont want to stand up and f%ing say it. After the couch escapade we went downtown at the last minute for Thunder, Alan Chases uncle, had got some passes through a food distributor and we were on the Humana garage in a tent. it was pretty nice, would have been better if the food was warmer and better, note to self- Ladyfingers Catering not awesome. Free liquor is always a plus though, and the view was great! Then Sunday it was the normal, get up lay around while Chase sleeps, go to the grocery. But last night was also an epic show! I went to the first show Ive been to at the Diamonds location on Barrett since it was Jillians, and FYI its in a different room than the shows I saw there in the past. I was always in a room in the basement but instead we were in this room off to the side, whatever. Anyhow, Incursion played and it was good to see them I havent seen them in like 10 years since Tek World days. Then we went and played some pool in the other room for a few and we came back to catch this band Kobra and the Lotus, they are badass. They have a hot awesome female singer, she reminds me of a cross between Iron Madiens lead singer and Dragonforces lead singer but with a opera-etic (is that a word? dont care just made it up) twist. I loved it, got their CD and a picture with the singer. Then it was time for FEAR FACTORY! They were great. Matt Devries from Chimaira is now in FF so thats interesting... But musically it was great and they played my favorite song. Most of their set I was down in the pit area it was great. Everything except that I didnt sleep until after 130 AM. Boo on Sunday night!
Monday, April 22, 2013
Friday, April 5, 2013
Taco Stuffed Shells
I like this a lot because you can pre-prep a lot of it and then just throw it in the oven.
The first thing you will need to do is set out 4 ounces of cream cheese to get to room temperature or mixing is going to be an issue. Then brown 1 lb ground beef and season with a packet of taco seasoning according to the package, I dont use as much water as they suggest bc you dont want the meat part to be watery it wont mix right later. Next boil some water to cook your jumbo shells, it usually takes me about half a box. Once the meat is cooked put it in a mixing bowl add one cup shredded cheddar and one cup shredded jack cheese as well as the cream cheese you set out (make sure to cube it first)- you want this to be mixed together pretty well. When the shells are done pour a little olive oil over them while they cool in the strainer so they dont stick together. While you wait for the shells to cool get a 9x12 baking pan and cover the bottom in a layer of salsa of your choosing. Once the shells are cool enough take a spoon and fill each one, place them on the salsa. At this point you can either cover and chill until you are ready to cook, or cover and throw it in the oven! When you are ready to cook, preheat oven to 350 and cook covered for 30 minutes, uncover and top the shells with a little extra cheese and stick it back in the oven for 5-10 minutes to melt the cheese, take out and serve with jalapenos and sour cream! Or whatever you like...
The first thing you will need to do is set out 4 ounces of cream cheese to get to room temperature or mixing is going to be an issue. Then brown 1 lb ground beef and season with a packet of taco seasoning according to the package, I dont use as much water as they suggest bc you dont want the meat part to be watery it wont mix right later. Next boil some water to cook your jumbo shells, it usually takes me about half a box. Once the meat is cooked put it in a mixing bowl add one cup shredded cheddar and one cup shredded jack cheese as well as the cream cheese you set out (make sure to cube it first)- you want this to be mixed together pretty well. When the shells are done pour a little olive oil over them while they cool in the strainer so they dont stick together. While you wait for the shells to cool get a 9x12 baking pan and cover the bottom in a layer of salsa of your choosing. Once the shells are cool enough take a spoon and fill each one, place them on the salsa. At this point you can either cover and chill until you are ready to cook, or cover and throw it in the oven! When you are ready to cook, preheat oven to 350 and cook covered for 30 minutes, uncover and top the shells with a little extra cheese and stick it back in the oven for 5-10 minutes to melt the cheese, take out and serve with jalapenos and sour cream! Or whatever you like...
Why I like Fridays-
Well, Im sure everyone is thinking, of course you like Friday everyone likes Friday! Except those people whose Friday is their Monday, I sure am glad Im not one of those people. But there are a few fairly specific reasons I like Fridays.
First is of course that it means its the weekend.
But Ill do you one better, we only work until 1 (maybe 1:30) on Fridays so not only is it the start of the weekend its a half day!
Next is that I get to go see my friend Brian, he was my best friend for so long and we went spent pretty much everyday together for quite a few years and it was a hard transition to not see him as much when my relationship with Chase changed to be more serious. I would like to get over there twice a week but it rarely happens, occasionally I can sneak over on Saturday or Sunday but not often.
Thats not the only up point of going to see Brian, we also have a few shows that he records and we watch each week. Today we only have Modern Family and a new show we recorded called How to Live with Your Parents for the Rest of Your Life, it has Brad Garrett and Elizabeth Perkins as the parents and Sarah Chalke as the daughter who has to move back home and it looks hilarious. I hope it is. Normally we record The Simpsons and GhostHunters, but GH is on hiatus for another week or two and The Simpsons wasnt on this week because of sports. We have been watching GH since we found it about 5 or 6 years ago and The Simpsons have been something we have bonded over since we first became friends over 9 years ago, we used to play The Simpsons Jeopardy but we have to have an Alex so its hard and no one will play against us because we are super geeks with Simpsons info.
Lastly it means I dont have to cook! We pretty much always go out to eat on Fridays which is a nice change bc I cook all the rest of the week and it is tiring.
First is of course that it means its the weekend.
But Ill do you one better, we only work until 1 (maybe 1:30) on Fridays so not only is it the start of the weekend its a half day!
Next is that I get to go see my friend Brian, he was my best friend for so long and we went spent pretty much everyday together for quite a few years and it was a hard transition to not see him as much when my relationship with Chase changed to be more serious. I would like to get over there twice a week but it rarely happens, occasionally I can sneak over on Saturday or Sunday but not often.
Thats not the only up point of going to see Brian, we also have a few shows that he records and we watch each week. Today we only have Modern Family and a new show we recorded called How to Live with Your Parents for the Rest of Your Life, it has Brad Garrett and Elizabeth Perkins as the parents and Sarah Chalke as the daughter who has to move back home and it looks hilarious. I hope it is. Normally we record The Simpsons and GhostHunters, but GH is on hiatus for another week or two and The Simpsons wasnt on this week because of sports. We have been watching GH since we found it about 5 or 6 years ago and The Simpsons have been something we have bonded over since we first became friends over 9 years ago, we used to play The Simpsons Jeopardy but we have to have an Alex so its hard and no one will play against us because we are super geeks with Simpsons info.
Lastly it means I dont have to cook! We pretty much always go out to eat on Fridays which is a nice change bc I cook all the rest of the week and it is tiring.
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Quick Note on Reading Plans
So, as I mentioned I do want to read GoT, but I cant while I am watching it. Therefore, this is my plan. The Walking Dead has ended, so I am going to start back at the beginning and read everything I have and then start buying the monthly books to get caught up to where we are now which I believe is about ep. 112-ish. Then I plan on staying caught up until next season begins, which sadly wont be until freaking September or worse. But once GoT is over here in 9 weeks, I plan on starting the first book, aptly titled Game of Thrones and reading as much as I can and as many as I can until next season. Which hopefully I can get caught up and maybe even ahead before next year. Hell we will have 42 weeks. But I wont know if this is an unachievable goal until I can tell at what pace I can read them and if I can read the books back to back without wanting a break.
The Walking Dead ends and Game of Thrones begins
So, like they say when one door closes another opens, this is so true when it comes to my shows. This Sunday was a bit epic. It was the third season finale of The Walking Dead, which I am obsessed with and the opening episode of the third season of Game of Thrones. Both show are beautiful and complex but also based on literature. The Walking Dead started as a graphic novel and I have the first two compendiums, which ends up being about 96 of the "books"- it is put out monthly as a graphic novel, which is a "new" comic book, imo. I have only read about the first 12 books in my first compendium and I had to stop bc I was reading as the show was on and that shit gets confusing. The story lines are very similar but they are not the same and you need to keep them separate in your mind or things arent going to go well. The WD is about zombies, but if you dont already know that you are living under a rock. Season finales of this show are always very difficult bc we ALWAYS lose people and there is ALWAYS a huge plot shift. This episode was no different, except rather than ending with a huge negative or even a large cliffhanger I felt it was a much more sober ending to the season. I still cried like a baby and plan to watch it again on Friday.
Game of Thrones is completely different in pretty much every way except you ALWAYS lose main characters, no one is safe. GoT are very long fantasy style novels. So far 5 have been released with an unknown amount yet to be released, we are hoping for 7-8 but the author is a little long in the tooth and this is a very complex world he has created, in other words they arent a quick write or read. This Sunday was the start of season three that corresponds to the same book. I have the first 4 books and plan on starting to read them soon, but like I mentioned before I cant read and watch at the same time or Im going to get something confused. At the start of this season, we see Jon Snow beyond the wall and Daenarys crossing the sea and buying her army as well as some badass dragons! We know Robb is at Harrenhal and Sansa is still stuck in Kings Landing alone, now one BIG thing for me is where the hell is Arya and Bran?! They didnt touch on them at all. Stannis is back at Dragonstone likcing his wounds with that crazy Melissandra. Joffery is being his normal doucher self, and Majorie Tyrrell is up to some serious shit. Tyrion is gonna cause some serious issues for the Lannisters after what his father said to him this episode, I thought I didnt like Tywin Lannister but now I really hate that man. I think I covered everyone, if not remind me and Ill weigh in. So, much excitement. Im sure Ill have a little GoT commentary as we go along...
Game of Thrones is completely different in pretty much every way except you ALWAYS lose main characters, no one is safe. GoT are very long fantasy style novels. So far 5 have been released with an unknown amount yet to be released, we are hoping for 7-8 but the author is a little long in the tooth and this is a very complex world he has created, in other words they arent a quick write or read. This Sunday was the start of season three that corresponds to the same book. I have the first 4 books and plan on starting to read them soon, but like I mentioned before I cant read and watch at the same time or Im going to get something confused. At the start of this season, we see Jon Snow beyond the wall and Daenarys crossing the sea and buying her army as well as some badass dragons! We know Robb is at Harrenhal and Sansa is still stuck in Kings Landing alone, now one BIG thing for me is where the hell is Arya and Bran?! They didnt touch on them at all. Stannis is back at Dragonstone likcing his wounds with that crazy Melissandra. Joffery is being his normal doucher self, and Majorie Tyrrell is up to some serious shit. Tyrion is gonna cause some serious issues for the Lannisters after what his father said to him this episode, I thought I didnt like Tywin Lannister but now I really hate that man. I think I covered everyone, if not remind me and Ill weigh in. So, much excitement. Im sure Ill have a little GoT commentary as we go along...
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